Joann Baney is a respected New York entrepreneur and Columbia University associate professor who teaches a communications course at the School of International and Public Affairs. Joann Baney has traveled extensively to locations as diverse as Tblisi, Georgia, and Bogota, Colombia.
Colombia’s capital and largest city, Bogota is a culturally vibrant city that features colonial and modern architecture and includes unique sights such as the Museo del Oro (Gold Museum). Reflecting the high level of metalworking craftsmanship in pre-Hispanic cultures, the museum contains approximately 13,000 gold objects, as well as 20,000 clay and stone artifacts. These pieces come from ancient civilizations such as the Tayrona, Quimbaya, Calima, and Sinú.
Many museum displays give detailed explanations of how gold-hewn representations of mixed animals, such as jaguars and frogs, were utilized in worship settings. On the third floor, an “offering” room offers a multidimensional perspective on the ritual use of tunjos, or gold offerings that were typically in the form of warriors. Many of these offerings were recovered from the bottom of the Laguna de Guatavita. One of the most noteworthy artifacts, the Balsa Muisca, was unearthed in a nearby town and takes the form of a ceremonial gold boat.
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